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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
2
The page blends campaign notes including Democrats in the Second District and ongoing contest for state tickets with editorial quips on currency, public morals, and satire. It references Bernard J. Sheridan, Paola Kansas, Alfred Grey, and W. C. Brown, plus a long, rambling column of anecdotes and opinions.
A Lawrence Kansas advertisement lists numerous standard bred stallions including Rutger Alcantara, Diamond, King Russell, Black Diamond and Silver Heir with service fees from 10 to 20 dollars. The notice includes pedigrees, performance claims, breeding terms, and contact details for Charles & Sutton and farm locations near Lawrence. It promotes nomination blanks, horse trading goods, and related services with emphasis on insuring foals and live-cost guarantees.
A terse obituary notes Jesse P Morris of Skippers Virginia has died. The brief item lists no survivor details or funeral arrangements beyond the passing.
Market letter from J. A. Rickart L. S. correspondent reports steady cattle prices with higher bids for steers and strong demand for beef cattle. Receipts constrained by shipping quarantine, with supply from Oklahoma and southern Kansas expected later. Hog prices subside mildly after a higher day, mutton and lamb prices weighed by heavy supplies, May sheep receipts setting record.
An old advert promises cures for deafness using a claimed medical regimen. It asserts inflammation as the cause, offers a probability of restoration, and proclaims a reward of one hundred dollars for an incurable case, urging readers to take “Lal’s Family Pills” for constipation and related symptoms.
Entertainment and lectures mark the Chautauqua program with amusements and talks by notable figures. It is praised as a major national force advancing popular education and moral, social, and intellectual life, likened to a cross between a camp meeting and a county fair. Sundin is noted as a prior figure in the movement.
An ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a reliable purifier for liver and bowel stagnation. It promises relief from headaches bilious ness and jaundice with no grinding or griping, priced at 25 cents at Barber and Son’s drug store. Meanwhile university students grow restless as the term nears its end with two weeks left.
The Lawrence Daily Journal lists summer binding work and packing services by Lawrence Tranefer Co with experienced staff and reliable management. Hat cleaning by Hat Hospital and tire repairs by Rork Bicycle Shop are advertised alongside notices of estate appointments for Harry Sedgwick and final settlement plans for Charles Johnson with Matilda Johnson as administratrix.
A mix of short classifieds requests including second hand wheel desire good locidress washing home work summer employment for a student branch manager for Morris Wholesale House Cincinnati Ohio farm work jani tor work for tuition nail art and various “WANTED” notices. Individuals seek trades rents and supplies plus farm and cattle inquiries from local readers.
A faceted compilation of classified ads lists items for sale such as a Kranich and Bach piano for 225, a brindle bull dog pup, road wagon, Majestic range, and other household goods. Also included are land lots near West Lawrence, a large house for rent, and notes on local real estate and farm equipment.
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